(AMHERST, MASS.) The Trump administration has planned a series of commemorative events as part of its Freedom 250 initiative to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. These commemorations, according to Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley, were intended to “bring the country back together” through a renewed sense of patriotism, national unity and civic pride.
The Great American State Fair – a 16-day event on the National Mall designed to showcase all 56 U.S. states and territories – was at the center of the plans. But the effort to commemorate the nation’s semiquincentennial has been mired in political controversy.
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